(or Fractus) small, ragged, low cloud fragments that are unattached to a larger cloud base and often seen with and behind cold fronts and thunderstorm gust fronts
If clouds scud along, they move quickly and smoothly through the sky. heavy, rain-laden clouds scudding across from the south-west. if clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly (Probably from a language)
Nickname for the Russian-made R-17, a mobile, short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile Made famous when Iraq launched nearly 90 SCUD missiles against Israel, Saudi Arabia, and other Gulf nations during the 1991 Gulf War For its Modern line, 21C has released a British SAS SCUD Hunter boxed figure and uniform set
[292] Originally, this was the NATO nickname for a Soviet-designed and built, liquid-propelled, relatively short-range ballistic missile During the Gulf War, Iraq employed indigenously modified longer-range versions (the Al Hussein and Al Hijarah) against the Kuwait theater of operations and Israel Both the missile’s original design and derivative versions could carry high explosive and chemical warheads Coalition forces often called these missiles collectively "Scuds " See also our information paper titled "Iraq’s Scud Ballistic Missiles "[293]
Low fragments of clouds, usually stratus fractus, that are unattached and below a layer of higher clouds, either nimbostratus or cumulonimbus They are often along and behind cold fronts and gust fronts, being associated with cool moist air, such as an outflow from a thunderstorm When observed from a distance, they are sometimes mistaken for tornadoes
Name for a series of short-range ballistic missiles developed by the Soviet Union in the 1950s and transferred to many other countries Most theater ballistic missiles developed and deployed in countries of concern are based on the Scud design